April is here again. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)- Respect Works!
Information on National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2009. The SAAM Day of Action for this year is April 8, 2009.
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April 2-4, 2009: The Michael Walton Foundation Presents “The Michael Walton Weekend” celebrating DMV area youth
Michael Walton along with his foundation will present the First Annual Teen Summit and Foundation Weekend of events on April 2-April 6, 2009 in DMV area locations.
4th Annual Fades of Black Womyn in Film Showcase Honors Campbell X. Hosted and Performance by DJ Debbie
4th Annual Fades of Black Womyn in Film Showcase Honors Campbell X. Hosted and Performance by DJ Debbie. Thursday Mar 26 from 7-10pm at Brecht Forum in NYC.
Sandra Laing, Black Woman Born To White Parents Surprises Guests at 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival
Pan African Film and Arts Festival 2009 featured South African film directed by Anthony Fabian called “SKIN” starring Sophie Okonedo about genetic abnormality that caused a woman born of white parents in apartheid South Africa, to look like a black person.
Continental Fl 3407 en route to Buffalo kills all 49 on board plus 1 on ground
Continental flight 3407 from Newark, NJ to Buffalo, NY crashes on Thursday, February 12 just 6 miles before reaching the airport. 49 total perish.
02.11.09 at 7pm- Award winning film featured screening “Skin” with Sophie Okonedo at 17th Annual Pan African Film Festival
February 11, 2009 press release for today’s events at the Pan African Film and Arts Festival
Feb 5-16, 2009 Pan African Film and Arts Festival
Announcing Pan African Film and Arts Festival February 5-16, 2009 in Los Angeles
2nd Annual Blogging While Brown Conference- June 19-20, 2009 in Chicago
Affrodite writes an informational post about the 2nd Annual Blogging While Brown conference to be held June 19-20, 2009 in Chicago.
USAirways airbus makes emergency landing Hudson River
Notes while watching the aftermath of USAirways Fl 1549 that crashed in Hudson River on 1/15/09
Former 2 year BART officer that killed Oscar Grant on New Year’s arrested
Maybe justice will be served in this case. Excerpt from San Francisco Chronicle… Johannes Mehserle, 27, of Lafayette was taken into custody in Douglas County, Nev., said Deputy Steve Velez of the Douglas County sheriff’s office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor …
Bronzeville Institute of Technology’s Simply Africa Project event in Chicago Nov 19, 2008.
I don’t know anything about this organization, but I’m sharing the information because I received via email and thought someone out there might be interested. If you’re aware of this effort, please comment as to its validity and nature of the work they’re doing. I would hate to mislead my …
Queer Black Cinema International Film & Music Festival- Music Lineup for Closing Concert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 23, 2008 New York, NY (www.queerblackcinema.org)- In just one week, the 1st ever Queer Black Cinema® International Film & Music Festival will take place. The festival begins on Thursday, October 29th and runs until Sunday, November 2nd at the Brecht Forum in New York City. Come …
Queer Black Cinema International Film and Music Festival puts special focus on transgender films of color
Affrodite loves all my nappy people. Check out the press release below. If you’re in the NYC area, go and support the event. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2008 (New York, NY) Queer Black Cinema International Film and Music Festival will kick off Thursday, October 30th in New York with …
web find “Today’s Drum” dedicated to positive news about black americans
I just randomly ran across this site today, and I like it’s premise. todaysdrum.com focuses on “positive, inspirational, motivational, and news” Check it out!
Did anybody go to the Blogging While Brown conference?
I just ran across this conference online that has now past after clicking a link on Diary of a Content Black Woman‘s blog (formerly called Why Black Women Are Angry), and it seemed like something I would have considered attending. It was July 25-27, 2008 in Atlanta. Did anyone attend? …
